My dad was killed trying to protect someone being beaten up, bullied. I’m not into gay rights. It’s about bullying, about people perceived to be different. [My organization takes] a specific look at LGBT – I have a big following, they’re very loyal. Rugby is very inclusive – all shapes and sizes make up a team. And your sexual orientation doesn’t matter, as Gareth Thomas shows.
– Heterosexual ex-rugby player and now founder of the Stand Up Foundation, Ben Cohen, speaking at London Pride this weekend. Cohen’s father died in a hospital from injuries he sustained while trying to protect a man who was being beaten.
WillBFair
Thanks Mr. Cohen. You’re an angel.
TheRealMannequinAdam
@WillBFair: An angel of stupidity and uselessness.
meego
So he’s fighting bullying because gay men flatter his ego by lusting after him? That’s certainly what the title of this article seems to imply.
Gigi
Ben’s an amazing guy. We just need about 1000 more like him!
Mike in Asheville
@TheRealMannequinAdam: @meego: Twerps!
Ben is doing something that helps our community, particularly, kids — gay/lesbian, straight and different — what the fuck are you doing, other than being twerps?
tazz602
Why do we constantly spit on or try to question the motives (or sexuality) of our str8 allies. We need more like Ben helping us. I have a ton of respect for the guy, he has always been open and accepting of his gay fans over the years. He’s not just jumping on a bandwagon – he’s the real deal.
Daez
@tazz602: My guess would be its out of frustration. Many of us are frustrated that the people that actually matter (those who have actual names and money in our communities) are still hidden in the closet. Instead of attacking those people, we attack the straight people that are actually helping us because we do not view it as being part of their fight.
mike
@TheRealMannequinAdam: “stupidity and uselessness”? Dude, I think you’re confusing Ben Cohen with the guy you see in your mirror.
meego
@Mike in Asheville: Mike is ASSville. Yes, that suits you.
meego
@tazz602: Ben Cohen has his own agenda and it has nothing to do with us. Any idiot can see that!
meego
@Mike in Asheville: In Ben’s own words : “I’m not into gay rights”. Hmmmm, think about that one! His crusade has nothing to do with us! It’s as plain as the light of day!
TheRealMannequinAdam
@meego: Thank you! He makes it plain he doesn’t care about gays.
Adonis-of-Fire
@TheRealMannequinAdam:
Bitch, what are you doing that is so goddamn good?
Take a seat and shut the hell up.
TheRealMannequinAdam
@Adonis-of-Fire: What am I doing? I’m calling bullshit, that’s what I’m doing. Take it or leave it.
Hamoboy
Wow some of the queens are bitches… This is why you need straight people to be “allies”m because otherwise decent celebs see the level of bitchiness and “gay projection” that some of you fuckers have and decide “OK, I’m just going to skip that pride parade, and that anti-bullying initiative, some of these bitches have ISSUES”…
McGullen
“I’m not into gay rights,” he says. I’m not so into YOU, Mr. Cohen!